Review: The Awakening (2011)
By William Pattison
For Horror Bob’s Blog
This time we are reviewing a good old fashioned ghost/paranormal
story…
In 1921, England is overwhelmed by the loss and grief of
World War I. Hoax exposer Florence Cathcart visits a boarding school to explain
sightings of a child ghost. Everything she believes unravels as the 'missing'
begin to show themselves.
His film is an excellent period piece, that period being the
period after the first world war in England and the upsurge in the spiritual
movement. Our main character is a brilliantly performed young female ghost
hunter/debunker who has a bunch of psychological baggage to deal with. The
story is in line with such memorable classics as The Turning of the Screw, The
Innocents, The Haunting, The Shining, and my favorite, The Legend of Hell
House.
Featuring brilliant writing, atmosphere and chills this film
can get nothing less than an AWESOMETACULAR from me…
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